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+a = 3
+b = 5
+
+# if statements are made very similarly to other languages like python
+if a < b
+    println("<")
+elseif a > b
+    println(">")
+else
+    println("=")
+end
+
+
+i = 10
+
+# While loops are made similarly to if statements
+while i >= 0
+    print(i, ' ')
+    global i -= 1
+end
+
+println()
+
+l = []
+
+# A typical range based for loop is made similarly to python
+# with matlab style range syntax
+for i in 1 : 10
+    push!(l, i^2)
+end
+println(l)
+
+# A for-each style for loop is also similar to python
+for i in l
+    print(i, ' ')
+end
+println()
+
+# Reverse ranges can be achieved by specifying the steplength as the
+# middle argument in the range
+for i in length(l) : -1 : 1
+    print(l[i], ' ')
+end
+println()
+
+# A reverse for-each loop can be achieved a couple different ways.
+# Perhaps the cleanest way is to just create the reverse array and
+# iterating over that. This however copies the whole array to a new
+# reversed one, so it is a bit memory inefficient.
+for i in reverse(l)
+    print(i, ' ')
+end
+println()
+
+# This problem can be mitigated by using an array view that views the
+# array in reverse. This is fine, but it doesn't look as clean anymore.
+for i in view(l, length(l) : -1 : 1)
+    print(i, ' ')
+end
+println()